> Really, when has a computer (with the exception of certain Microsoft > products) ever been able to disobey it's human masters? > > It's easy to get caught up in the romance of "superpowers", but come on, > there's nothing to worry about. > > -Daniel
Hi Daniel, Clearly there is nothing to worry about TODAY. And I'm spending the vast bulk of my time working on practical AI design and engineering and application work, not on speculating about the future. However, I do believe that once AI tech has advanced far enough, there WILL be something to worry about. How close we are to this point is another question. Current AI practice is very far away from achieving autonomous general intelligence. If I'm right about the potential of Novamente and similar designs, we could be within a decade of getting there.... If I'm wrong, well, Kurzweil has made some decent arguments why we'll get there by 2050 or so... ;-) -- Ben Goertzel ------- To unsubscribe, change your address, or temporarily deactivate your subscription, please go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?[EMAIL PROTECTED]
